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Sandra Roddy Leverage Strategy
15 August 2015 | 2 replies

Lately, too much of my time has been consumed by the notion of growing my real estate portfolio into a legitimate money maker.  My dream is to supplement my current W-2 income with passive real estate income within th...

Justin Craig leveraging properties
12 May 2016 | 0 replies

Looking to get more involved in real estate investing. I currently own two single family houses in depressed areas. I'm thinking about leveraging one house to enter condo/apartment rental investments.  I welcome any a...

Vic Hartounian Invest with Leverage or no leverage for rental income
25 April 2019 | 13 replies

I invest for cash flow...Every pro advises to leverage...I get it when the market is going up. How about when market is at the top or almost there. Isn’t dangerous to invest with leverage ? Just like the gains are mul...

Jacob Eddy Leverage / Down Payments
4 October 2016 | 3 replies

We recently not only discovered BiggerPockets, but real estate investing in general.  For over a decade, we've had a mindset of paying cash for anything and everything we own, except the house we live in.  While we st...

Michael Lewis LLC’s and leveraging
17 October 2018 | 1 reply

Hello fellow investors, quick question. I currently have 3 rental properties in my portfolio. 2 of which still have debt. All 3 are still in my name. I’d like to transfer them to an LLC however from what I understand ...

Joshua Kohl Leverage and reserves
28 September 2018 | 2 replies

How comfortable is everyone with leverage?  How much cash reserves do y’all like to have in case of emergencies?I’m just getting started.  Im under contract on a duplex.  I work full time currently and make good money...

Milton Rivera Determining Leverage Levels
28 June 2018 | 5 replies

Hello BP,I was wondering how do you evaluate/determine your comfort level with regards to leverage.  Typical SFH lender guidelines allow for (75-80%) leverage on properties and consider your debt to income ratio.  Por...

Jenson Buttwerworth Leveraged vs unleveraged
15 August 2018 | 3 replies

Hey everyone,I'm new to the BiggerPockets community. I am also new to the idea of real estate investing and more specifically earning income via rentals. My question is about choosing to go down the unleveraged path. ...

Amanda Louise Sanchez Leverage and recession
19 January 2019 | 8 replies

I am a new investor with the goal of purchasing a duplex to houseHack in 2019. After hearing the latest episode (#311), it was advised to leverage as little as possible with the possibility of an incoming recession. M...